Allyson Braithwaite Condie Knihy

Funkcionári rozhodujú o všetkom. Koho budete milovať. Kde budete pracovať. Kedy zomriete. V dokonalom svete je všetko dokonalé. Dokonalí ľudia žijú dokonale naplánovaný život a zomierajú v dokonale pripravenom čase. Dokonalý systém im na želanie pridelí dokonalého partnera a narodia sa dokonalé deti. Čo sa však stane, ak sa niekto proti toľkej dokonalosti postaví? Čo ak niekto objaví cit, ktorý možno nie je dokonalý, ale zato úprimný? Ako ho uchráni pred funkcionármi „dokonalej“ spoločnosti? Cassia verila, že rozhodnutia funkcionárov sú vždy správne. Veď podriadiť sa im je len minimálna cena za dlhý život, ideálnu prácu a dokonalého životného partnera. Preto keď sa na displeji ako Cassiin nový partner objaví jej najlepší kamarát, nepochybuje, že je to ten pravý... až kým sa na tom istom displeji tesne pred vypnutím nemihne aj úplne iná tvár. Odrazu musí riešiť čosi nepredstaviteľné – vybrať si medzi Xanderom a Kyom, medzi jediným životom, aký kedy poznala, a cestou, po ktorej sa doteraz nikto nevydal. Musí sa rozhodnúť medzi dokonalosťou a láskou. Dokonalý pár je príbeh z budúcnosti postavený na literárnych kvalitách starej dobrej minulosti. Je to prvá časť trilógie, pokračovanie s názvom Crossed vyjde v Ikare v druhej polovici roka 2012. V USA sa bleskovo zaradil medzi bestsellery a pripravuje sa aj filmové spracovanie.

Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets

After leaving the Society and desperately searching for each other - and the Rising - Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and things shift once again.

Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky- taken by the Society to his certain death-only to find that he has escaped into the majestic, but treacherous, canyons. On this wild frontier are glimmers of a different life and the enthralling promise of rebellion. But even as Cassia sacrifices everything to reunite with Ky, ingenious surprises from Xander may change the game once again. Narrated from both Cassia's and Ky's points of view, this hotly anticipated sequel to Matched will take them both to the edge of Society, where nothing is as expected and crosses and double crosses make their path more twisted than ever.

A young child uses mindfulness and an awareness of their five senses to stay grounded while experiencing difficult emotions and bad days

Following the sudden deaths of her father and younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief

Ally Condie’s beloved #1 bestseller, Matched, is now available as a Penguin Mini edition. Complete and unabridged, the book's revolutionary landscape design and ultra-thin paper makes it easy to hold in one hand without sacrificing readability. Perfectly-sized to slip into a pocket or bag, Penguin Minis are ideal for reading on the go. About Matched: In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted the Society’s choices. And when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, she is certain he’s the one—until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now she is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s ever known and a path no has dared to follow . . . between perfection and the truth.

Set within a civilization that lives deep beneath the sea, twin sisters, Rio and Bay, are about to make the most important decision of their lives. Will they choose to stay Below, sacrificing their soul but living in happiness, or to go Above, keeping their soul but living in weakness and misery. No one could have predicted their choice.

Who do you become when you have nothing left to lose? There is something Poe Blythe, the seventeen-year-old captain of the Outpost's last mining ship, wants far more than the gold they tear from the Serpentine River. Revenge.Poe has vowed to annihilate the river raiders who robbed her of everything two years ago. But as she navigates the treacherous waters of the Serpentine and realizes there might be a traitor among her crew, she must also reckon with who she has become, who she wants to be, and the ways love can change and shape you. Even - and especially - when you think all is lost.

Rio dreams of leaving the underwater city of Atlantia and living in the world Above. But all Rio's hopes for the future are shattered when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected choice, leaving Rio stranded Below. Atlantia is crumbling. Guided by an unlikely mentor, Rio begins to ask treacherous questions about her destiny, her home and the corrupted system that governs the Divide between land and sea. Her life - and the fate of her city - depends on Rio listening to the voices of the past, and her willingness to speak the forgotten truth. Acclaim for Matched- 'Unmissable.' Marie Clarie'The hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The Hunger Games.'Entertainment Weekly